
Congressman McEachin, DNC chair Tom Perez applaud House Passage of H.R. 1
Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) and DNC chair Tom Perez comment following the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019.

Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) and DNC chair Tom Perez comment following the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019.

“There’s no place like home.” Many Americans understand what Dorothy means when she says those words in The Wizard of Oz. We certainly do in Southwest Virginia.

Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, announced today that he will run for the open position of Clerk of Circuit Court for Augusta County. Landes, who is serving his 12th term representing the 25th House District, will not seek re-election to the House of Delegates in the November general election.

Online gambling is gaining a lot of popularity in the Netherlands this decade. According to the most recent numbers approximately 1.8 million persons gambled in an unregulated offshore online casino which is roughly 10% of the total population.

Sixth District Republican Congressman Ben Cline introduced the Notify ICE Act on Wednesday. The bill would require that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement be notified when an illegal immigrant is denied the ability to purchase a firearm through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Virginia’s state law-making body, the General Assembly, adjourned sine die, until another day, this past Sunday one day later than its scheduled adjournment date.

Sen. Mark Warner joined eight other senators, Republicans and Democrats, in writing to Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, encouraging him to utilize U.S.-China trade negotiations to ensure that China lifts its ban on U.S. poultry products.

Virginia Republicans are playing some ugly politics right now with Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax.

I recently held a meeting in the Ninth District with board members of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as well as children who live with juvenile diabetes.

Senate Democrats celebrated an expansion of voting rights as SB1026 passed both the House of Delegates and Senate and now moves to the governor for his signature.
AFP will break down local, Virginia and national races in the battle for the control of Congress Tuesday night.